Where is your dream place...

[Bikingmomof3]

I'd rather have a small house and large'ish yard, like to live around quirky progressive people, artsy folk, music and art nearby.

Trek,
You just described Yellow Springs, Ohio.

[Offthegrid]

Lance Armstrong's house. Any one of them.

[emily_in_nc]

Trek,
You just described Yellow Springs, Ohio.

There are quirky, progressive people in Ohio?

My in-laws live there, and the parts I've seen/been to (many times) are quite traditional and conservative. They live outside Canton and in Highland Heights (DH's parents and brother, respectively), so admittedly, that's a very small slice of Ohio, but I do always think of it as conservative and traditional as a state... Then again, the county I live in in NC is a blue county in a red state, so I guess there can be pockets of progressive folks just about anywhere!

I've never heard of Yellow Springs -- it sounds neat. Is that where you live, Jennifer?

Emily

[Bikingmomof3]

There are quirky, progressive people in Ohio?

My in-laws live there, and the parts I've seen/been to (many times) are quite traditional and conservative. They live outside Canton and in Highland Heights (DH's parents and brother, respectively), so admittedly, that's a very small slice of Ohio, but I do always think of it as conservative and traditional as a state... Then again, the county I live in in NC is a blue county in a red state, so I guess there can be pockets of progressive folks just about anywhere!

I've never heard of Yellow Springs -- it sounds neat. Is that where you live, Jennifer?

Emily

Emily,
Yellow Springs is where my not so local bike shop is located. It is indeed an artsy, quirky town. I live about 20 miles south west of Yellow Springs, in a city which is unfortunately very conservative. *sigh*

[Duck on Wheels]

noooooo....there's room here? where?

Me, somewhere I can garden, ride of course, don't have to shovel snow, places I've liked have been Santa Cruz, Oregon, Central Coast but I still have not seen the East Coast in a while.

I'd rather have a small house and large'ish yard, like to live around quirky progressive people, artsy folk, music and art nearby.

That sounds like Mom's house

Sonoma's pretty cool, and it's a nice small house with a largish yard. But I'm happy where I am. Four seasons, all with lots of weather to talk about. Just the right size town -- there's theater and symphony and plenty of movies to choose from, but you can walk everywhere and there are woods and lakes and fjord all around. Pretty much perfect, long as I can travel and visit other places too. Still ... wherever you go, there you are.

[Trek420]

bump! The subject of "best places to live" came up and this thread is great

[snowtulip]

Thanks Trek, your "search" skills are excellent!

[silver]

the beach! Alabama or Floridapan handle.

[MillieNZ]

Funny......... i filled in the questionare and it brought up Portland as my ideal spot to live............................. which is where my SIL lives and where Tim is keen to live should we move back to the States

[Bad JuJu]

the beach! Alabama or Floridapan handle.

Well come on down! I live here, on the bayshore at roughly the center of this map (northwest of Pensacola, halfway between Pensacola and Milton).

[IFjane]

Well come on down! I live here, on the bayshore at roughly the center of this map (northwest of Pensacola, halfway between Pensacola and Milton).

I was in Destin for four days in October - absolutely gorgeous! Sun, sugar sand, sun....margaritas.....sun....

Silver, it's wonderful - the only drawbacks I see are 1. it is FLAT as a pancake and 2. there is lots of traffic....

Disclaimer: Observations are from a hill hater/lover and a mountain/rural area lover. Still....at 12 degrees outside right now, that warm sun is REALLY tempting!

[silver]

Well come on down! I live here, on the bayshore at roughly the center of this map (northwest of Pensacola, halfway between Pensacola and Milton).

OMG! We were so close to you. I don't know how you got that map to work, but we were staying at a condo at approx. Sanchez Lane and Gulf Beach Highway. Are you doing the pensacola triathlon On April 27th (?) We've got the condo and I'm planning to do it. I'm getting pretty excited about it. I wonder if I'll need a wetsuit? I think I may have to find one.

My parents live in Gulf Shores and I love the area. Sure the tourists can be annoying. But I love it there!

[Trek420]

Thanks Trek, your "search" skills are excellent!

Why thank you. Finally a use for my font of worthless trivia like "when we discussed this what were a couple of the words in the title?"